After 'leaping' one story security talks man out of jumping a second time to avoid death plunge.

Two tourists were taking in the sights Wednesday night, when right before their eyes a man hovered between life and death on the 85th floor of the Empire State Building Argentinians Luis Ariel Jofre and Julieta Paola Barambones said they saw the man, who had apparently already fallen one floor off an observation deck, swing his legs into the air as if he meant to drop again.

Man is rushed from Empire State Building after tumbling one story, breaking his ankle and cutting his hand.

He was in his own world, like he was lost, a shocked Jofre, 29, said of the 11:45 p.m. incident. He was calm looking down, like it was nothing, but it was 80 stories high.

Authorities say the man will be facing a trespassing charge. Security guards talked the man off the ledge, said Jofre, who added, Were relieved that he didnt die.

Luis Ariel Jofre (left) and Julieta Paola Barambones of Argentina talk to the Daily News about witnessing a man on a ledge of the Empire State Building.

FDNY officials said the man  wearing a white shirt and black pants  was transported to Bellevue Hospital as an emotionally disturbed person.

A cop at the scene said the man suffered a broken ankle and cuts to his hands and faces a trespassing charge.

The officer also said it had not been determined whether the mans fall from the 86th floor was intentional.

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said “Stop! don’t do it!” “Why shouldn’t I?” he said. I said, “Well, there’s so much to live for!” He said, “Like what?” I said, “Well...are you religious or atheist?” He said, “Religious.” I said, “Me too! Are you christian or buddhist?” He said, “Christian.” I said, “Me too! Are you catholic or protestant?” He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me too! Are you episcopalian or baptist?” He said, “Baptist!” I said,”Wow! Me too! Are you baptist church of god or baptist church of the lord?” He said, “Baptist church of god!” I said, “Me too! Are you original baptist church of god, or are you reformed baptist church of god?” He said,”Reformed Baptist church of god!” I said, “Me too! Are you reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1879, or reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1915?” He said, “Reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1915!” I said, “Die, heretic scum”, and pushed him off. — Emo Phillips

I was up there many years ago and don’t remember how the observative deck was set up back then except I remember you couldn’t fall off for sure. Wonder how he did that without someone seeing the attempt as it surely would require climbing above covered areas. Strange.

I said, Die, heretic scum, and pushed him off.  Emo Phillips
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Two gentleman were walking down the street in Belfast Ireland and were accosted by a man with a gun.
What are you? and the two looked at each other and figured they would be 50% wrong if they answered Catholic or Orange so one of them blurted out “We are Jewish”
“YAHOO, I have to be the luckiest Arab in all of Northern Ireland”.

I was up there many years ago and dont remember how the observative deck was set up back then except I remember you couldnt fall off for sure. Wonder how he did that without someone seeing the attempt as it surely would require climbing above covered areas. Strange.

Maybe a giant gorilla was chasing him and this distracted the other people? Just sayin'.

Two men are sitting drinking at a bar at the top of the Empire State Building, when the first man turns to the other and says “You know, last week I discovered that if you jump from the top of this building, the winds around the building are so intense that by the time you fall to the 10th floor, they carry you around the building and back into a window.” The bartender just shakes his head in disapproval while wiping the bar.

The second guy says, “What, are you nuts? There’s no way that could happen.” “No, its true,” the first man says. “Let me prove it to you.” He gets up from the bar, jumps over the balcony, and plummets toward the street below. As he nears the 10th floor, the high winds whip him around the building and back into the 10th floor window and he takes the elevator back up to the bar.

He meets the second man, who looks quite astonished. “You know, I saw that with my own eyes, but that must have been a one time fluke.” “No, I’ll prove it again,” says the first man as he jumps again. Just as he is hurtling toward the street, the 10th floor wind gently carries him around the building and into the window. Once upstairs he urges his fellow drinker to try it.

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